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COSPPac3 climate products

Links to directories containing several historical climate change products developed by the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific

Climate Change in the Pacific 2022

An update on the scientific understanding of large-scale climate processes, variability, and extremes in the western tropical Pacific.

Pacific Climate Change Monitor 2021

Describes the variability and change in Pacific Island climates, drawing on the latest meteorological and oceanographic data to inform a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

NextGen Climate Projections for the Pacific

The latest information on climate change for 14 Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste, produced by CSIRO and SPREP.

McGree et al., 2019

Recent changes in Mean and Extreme Temperature and Precipitation in the Western Pacific Islands.

McGree et al., 2016

Trends and Variability in Droughts in the Pacific Islands and Northeast Australia.

Whan et al., 2014

Trends and variability of temperature extremes in the tropical Western Pacific.

McGree et al., 2014

An updated assessment of trends and variability in total and extreme rainfall in the western Pacific.

Climate Variability, Extremes and Change 2014

Documents the latest scientific understanding of climate processes, observations, extremes and projections in the western tropical Pacific.

Murphy et al., 2014

The Varied Impacts of El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Pacific Island Climates.

Jones et al., 2013

An updated analysis of homogeneous temperature data at Pacific Island stations.

Climate Change in the Pacific 2011

A peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the climate of the western Pacific region, building on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

Choi et al., 2009

Changes in Means and Extreme Events of Temperature and Precipitation in the Asia-Pacific Network (1955–2007).

Griffiths et al., 2005

Change in Mean Temperature as a Predictor of Extreme Temperature Change in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Nicholls et al., 2005

The El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Daily Temperature Extremes in East Asia and the West Pacific.

Page et al., 2004

Data Rescue in the Southeast Asia and South Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities.

Folland et al., 2003

Trends and Variations in South Pacific Island and Ocean Surface Temperatures.

Manton et al., 2001

Trends in Extreme Daily Rainfall and Temperature in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific: 1961–1998.

Folland et al., 1997

A Comparison of Annual South Pacific Island and Ocean Surface Temperatures.

Salinger et al., 1995

Climate trends in the south-west Pacific.